[renewiltord]

No professional has ever taken kindly to being told their primary function. The notion of greater grandeur infects everyone from janitor to president. I'm not foolish enough to tell doctors these things. If I did, I doubt I'd get what I want.

There are limits, naturally. I don't really expect to fit the percutaneous pins into my hand myself, even if I had third hand capable of equal dexterity. But if I have to sing a song you can be sure the song is sung. It's no different from selling B2B SaaS. You just need to make the sale.

[stalfie]

I'm sure that's at least somewhat correct, but if I'd offer a similar reply, I could say that amateurs rarely takes kindly to being told that they do not understand what they are talking about. Dunning Kruger is endemic, and especially prevalent in populations making reductive comments about a group of professionals they maintain an adverserial relationship with.

My point was not about the emotional experience of being presented with a certain viewpoint of the function of physicians. My point was simply that if you look at the details of what physicians actually do, the stated viewpoint is wrong.

Of course, "primary function" is a somewhat subjective concept that you could define however you'd like, so it is more or less unfalsifiable as a standpoint.

[renewiltord]

Haha that is just as true. I suppose I should say “the primary function to me of doctors who are not family members is”. They are a vending machine with a code and fortunately I know the code.

Others need to be told to “advocate for themselves”. I simply get what I want and it always works.